Posts Tagged ‘Australia’

Discontented Australian priests don’t believe

Tuesday, April 12th, 2011

Many of Australia’s Catholic priests don’t believe in crucial church teachings and are critical of their bishops. While most Australian priests find fulfillment in the priesthood, many say they are overworked, poorly managed and feel constrained in their religious vocation by bureaucracy and parish administration. Nearly half of the surveyed priests consider their bishops as Read more

Christmas inappropriate for Aussie kids

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

Decorating a Christmas tree or going on an Easter egg hunt could soon be illegal activities in Childcare Centres across Australia. New legislation, to be enacted next year, makes it an offense for teachers to put students having a tantrum into “time out” or giving them any form of inappropriate discipline. It’s the same law, the Education Read more